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Image of Hemimycale arabica Ilan, Gugel & van Soest 2004
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Hemimycale arabica Ilan, Gugel & van Soest 2004

Ecology

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Often grows on the tips of live or dead branching stony coral or fibre coral (Millepora dichotoma)colonies.The sponge often harbours a large number of sabellid tube worms

Reference

Ilan, M.; Gugel, J.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2004). Taxonomy, reproduction and ecology of new and known Red Sea sponges. Sarsia. 89: 388-410.

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